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word part, terms and/or addreviation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exacerbation eks-AS-er-BAY-shun | it is getting worse |
| Auscultation aw-skul-Tay-shun | to listen |
| Sequela seh-KWEL-eh | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| Morbidity mor-BID-it-ee | the risk for being sick |
| Palliative PAL-ee-AH-tiv | treating the symtoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause |
| Sagittal SAJ-ih-tal | divdes the body along a hypothetical plane from right to left sigitta is latin for arrow; think of this as dividing the body in half, as if someone shot an arrow toward it |
| Contralateral KON-trah-LAT-eh-ral | opposite side |
| Proximal PRAWK-sih-mal | closer in to the center proximal and approximate come from the same word and mean close |
| Eqidemiologist EP-ih-DEE-mee-AWL-uh-jist | a specialist in the study of the causes and distribution of diseases in populations and the use of this data to enchance public health |
| Medical Transcriptionist MED-ih-kal tranz-KRIP-shon-ist | trained in converting the voice- recorded dictations of health care providers into text format |